The Care and Development of Young Children program provides significant training for child care teachers to earn an Early Childhood Ancillary Certificate from LDOE and work as a lead teacher in an early childcare program.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 1010 | English Composition I 1 | 3 |
| or ENGL 1011 | English Composition I with Lab | |
| PSYC 1100 | Introduction to Psychology 1 | 3 |
| PSYC 2100 | Human Growth and Development 1 | 3 |
| or PSYC 2200 | Child Psychology | |
| Speech (any SPCH course) | 3 | |
| BUSN 1150 | Survey of Microcomputer App | 3 |
| Major Courses 1, 2 | ||
| CDYC 1050 | Intro to Care&Dev of Yng Child | 3 |
| CDYC 1110 | Observation & Participation | 3 |
| CDYC 1120 | Health,Safety&Nutr for Yng Chl | 3 |
| CDYC 1300 | Intro to Children w/Exception | 3 |
| or CDYC 1350 | Including Children with Autism | |
| CDYC 1810 | Math & Science in Early Child | 3 |
| CDYC 2130 | Infant & Toddler Curr Developm | 3 |
| or CDYC 2730 | Curr & Teach Mat in Early Chld | |
| CDYC 2300 | Lit & Lang Dev in Early Child | 3 |
| CDYC 2850 | Guiding & Managing Child Behav | 3 |
| CDYC 2980 | Practicum | 6 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
- 1
Must earn a grade of “C” or better.
- 2
At least 15 hours in residence.